1996
Aggressive angiomyxoma: A clinicopathologic study of 29 female patients
Fetsch J, Laskin W, Lefkowitz M, Kindblom L, Meis‐Kindblom J. Aggressive angiomyxoma: A clinicopathologic study of 29 female patients. Cancer 1996, 78: 79-90. PMID: 8646730, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19960701)78:1<79::aid-cncr13>3.0.co;2-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAggressive angiomyxomaSmooth muscle differentiationInitial resectionMesenchymal tumorsNeoplastic cellsFocal smooth muscle differentiationTumor related deathUncommon mesenchymal tumorMuscle-specific actinArmed Forces InstituteAbundant eosinophilic cytoplasmSmooth muscle actinClinicopathologic studyLocal recurrenceMetastatic diseaseFemale patientsPathologic featuresRecurrent tumorsPeak incidenceProgesterone receptorRelated deathsEosinophilic cytoplasmSpindled cellsMyofibroblastic featuresEdema fluid
1992
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Laskin W. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. CA A Cancer Journal For Clinicians 1992, 42: 116-125. PMID: 1540852, DOI: 10.3322/canjclin.42.2.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDermatofibrosarcoma protuberansWide excisionSurgical approachLocoregional lymph nodesMainstay of therapyMultiple local recurrencesIntermediate grade sarcomaAggressive courseIndolent courseLocal recurrenceLymph nodesEarly recurrenceClinical appearanceRecent trialsProximal extremitiesFuture treatmentNeck areaFibrosarcomatous areasTumors resultsProtuberansRecurrenceExcisionSarcomaRapid growth phaseTherapy